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460 The Board of Commissioners for the County of Cabarrus met in recessed session in the Multipurpose Room at the Cabarrus County Governmental Center in Concord, North Carolina on Tuesday, May 16, 2000, at 6:30 p.m. Present - Chairman: Arne L. Fennel Vice Chairman: Carolyn B. Carpenter Commissioners: Jeffrey L. Barnhart Sue B. Casper Coy C. Privette Also present were Mr. Frank W. Clifton, Jr., County Manager; Mr. John Day, Deputy County Manager for Operations; Mr. Blair Bennett, Deputy County Manager for Administration; Mr. Don Cummings, Human Resources Director; Ms. Cathie Keller-Straub, Budget Officer; and Mrs. Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board. Chairman Fennel called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Carpenter was absent for the beginning of the meeting. Commissioner Budqet Review Mr. Bennett reviewed the FY 2000-2001 revenue projections, including ad valorem (property) taxes and sales taxes. Cooperative Extension Ms. Debbie Glauer, Director of the Cabarrus Cooperative Extension Service Center, reviewed the requested budgets for the Extension Service, 4-H Afterschool Program, 4-H Summer Fling and 4-H SOS Goldminers/PACK Program. She proposed a reduction in the appropriation for salaries, including the elimination of one part-time aide position, to purchase needed equipment. With those changes, the reduction in expenditures would total $5,500.00. Register of Deeds Ms. Linda McAbee, Register of Deeds, reviewed the proposed budget for the Register of Deeds Office. The major changes included a new facsimile machine and an increase in the Travel budget for staff members to attend Register of Deeds schools. Commissioner Carpenter arrived at 7:15 p.m. and was present for the remainder of the meeting. Aging Mr. Mike Murphy, Aging Director, reviewed the Aging Department budget, including Senior Services, Nutrition, Weatherization, In-Home Services and Transportation. Elections Ms. Linda Grist, Elections Director, reviewed the requested budget for the Board of Elections. She stated a county in Virginia wished to lease ten (10) of the County's voting machines for an upcoming election. The Board agreed by consensus to lease the machines with the appropriate insurance and contract. Ms. Grist discussed problems associated with the State Board of Elections software and the difficulty in obtaining various types of reports. For the FY 2001 budget, she requested consulting funds in the amount of $35,000.00 to $38,000.00 for programming work to customize election reports. UPON MOTION of Commissioner Barnhart, seconded by Commissioner Casper and unanimously carried, the Board authorized an expenditure of up to $30,000.00 in this year's budget for consultants to do programming work for the Elections Office to customize reports in a format to meet the needs of both staff and the public. Further, the Board authorized the appropriate budget amendment for this expenditure. There was discussion about the low number of persons voting in the recent primary election. To promote greater awareness of elections, it was suggested that the Board of Elections coordinate the posting of standard election signs at all polling places approximately two weeks prior to an election. There was discussion as to who should be responsible for these signs, specifically the Board of Elections or the political parties.